All posts tagged Grey’s Anatomy

Simon & Schuster will publish the “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal” showrunner’s first book, “Year of Yes,” this November. The book will be part memoir, part advice book that chronicles a challenge her sister issued to her in December 2013: Say yes to the invitations that came her way. Read More »

Spoiler alert: Do not read any further if you haven’t watched last night’s “Grey’s Anatomy” and are planning to do so in the near future.

Last night’s episode of the popular ABC drama brought social media to a screeching halt when, after 11 seasons, Patrick Dempsey‘s character, Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd, was killed off after being involved in a car accident. Read More »

At about 8 p.m. last night President Obama announced on national television that millions of illegal immigrants would be protected from deportation and would be allowed to apply for work permits. The decision will affect more than 4 million immigrants and is important to countless others.

The speech was aired on television during primetime, pitting the announcement against popular programming such as Thursday Night Football, “The Vampire Diaries,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Big Bang Theory.”

This Monday, Katherine Heigl returns to primetime television with a starring role in the new NBC show ”State of Affairs.” In it, she plays Charleston “Charlie” Tucker, a CIA analyst whose fiance was killed in the line of duty. In the pilot, we learn she’s having a tough time getting over it, which may have something to do with the fact that her dead fiance’s mother is also her boss – the President of the United States. Dramatic!

While the first episode hints at the emotional elements Heigl’s character will go through, it’s much more focused on terrorist threats we imagine that CIA operatives deal with in their day-to-day jobs.

Heigl talked with Speakeasy about her return to TV, the real-life implications of fictionalizing the war on terrorism, her days after “Grey’s Anatomy,” and more. Read More »

The star of “The Long Kiss Goodnight” and “Thelma & Louise” will have a major guest arc as a surgeon on the ABC medical drama, according to Variety. A representative for the show confirmed that Davis will be featured but did not disclose details such as how long her role will last.

The arrival of Davis, who won the Oscar in 1989 for “The Accidental Tourist,” comes after the departure of Sandra Oh, who played Cristina Yang. Davis won a Golden Globe for her role as president in “Commander in Chief.” Read More »

Isaiah Washington is returning to “Grey’s Anatomy” after a controversial and abrupt departure in 2007.

The actor parted ways with the hit ABC series seven years ago after allegedly hurling an anti-gay epithet at one of his co-stars of the medical drama. Now, Washington is set to reprise his role as Dr. Preston Burke on the series in an effort to wrap up a storyline surrounding the character of Cristina, played by Sandra Oh. Read More »

In this week’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” it was all about relationships – but really, what else is new? To make this a bit more reader friendly, I’m going give you a quick “good, bad and the ugly” breakdown.

Our favorite couple, MerDer seem to be going through the normal new parent issues. And besides the fact that they have a new baby boy, Callie is still shacking up with the sleep deprived couple.

The season ten premiere of “Grey’s Anatomy” starts off with a bang – quite literally, because we’re immediately taken back into the storm where last season left off.

April is still waiting for Jackson to give her a reason not to marry her new paramedic hunk, Matthew, Callie is still bitter (understatement of the century) that Arizona slept with the hottie visiting doctor, Cristina is still under the impression that she and Owen are over, Richard is still lying electrocuted on the floor waiting for someone to find him, and Jo and Alex are yes – you guessed it, still getting it on in the on-call room…MerDer’s adorable new baby boy, Bailey, is about the only thing going right at Seattle Grace. Read More »

Ellen Pompeo, the star of “Grey’s Anatomy,” is criticizing this week’s 2013 Emmy Awards for its lack of diversity. The actress, who heads one of the more diverse productions on television (Pompeo is white, “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes is African American), told the Associated Press, “I didn’t see any diversity in the Emmys at all. The Emmys felt so dated to me. That dance number was embarrassing. Did you see one person of color in that dance number?” Pompeo didn’t immediately return a request for comment. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences didn’t return a request for comment. Read More »

Don’t get married. Don’t have babies. On Grey’s Anatomy, the rule is, only one half of a couple can want a baby. If both want it, somebody (baby or child) is going to be in surgery soon. Also, it isn’t true love until you renounce each other or kick someone out. Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.